Cast
Franco Citti
Franca PasutCredits
Written by: 
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Plot
A pimp lives hand-to-mouth in the slums of Rome and tries and fails to change.
Sinekatalog’s take
Pier Paolo Pasolini's debut follows a pimp in Rome's slums with the dignity of Bach and neorealist rawness. Harsh and tender, it elevates its outcast hero into a tragic figure.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (11,400 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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